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Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

>It's got the real stuff, nasanov, in it.

I'm quite certain they did not collect it from bees, therefore it does not have the "real stuff". I'd be willing to bet the main ingredient, if not the only ingredient, is Lemongrass essential oil. I have tried the commercial lures. They did not work any better than Lemongrass essential oil. Come to think of it, I have some of this, actually, that I bought for someone to get fruit trees pollinated, but never opened it. i should try it for swarm lure.

Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

" Bee-Scent is a non-toxic liquid formula that attracts foraging honey bees to treated blossoms improving crop pollination and resulting in additional fruit set and better fruit quality. Monitoring tests show the number of foraging bees increased 28-75 percent after Bee-Scent application. Apply 2 qts/acre in early morning for best results. 2 1/2 gallon will treat 5 acres, while the 16 oz. bottle will treat 1/4 acres. Once applied, Bee-Scent will remain active for three to five days under favorable weather conditions. "

I am not looking for foragers, I have foragers. I want scouts. pretty sure scouts and foragers are looking fir different things.

My guess is they have sugar for the foragers, I dont want ants or other bugs in my swarm traps.

"Bee-Scent will remain active for three to five days" That's not very long

It could be nothing more the a few pounds of sugar and a few drops of LG EO

Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

I just wondered about keeping the smell of LGO in the traps. It seems to fade pretty fast. It could be that the bees can smell it long after it seems to me that it's gone, but I wondered how some of you might be doing it.

Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

Someone asked about Queen Juice...an unsavoury but useful product produced by taking euthanized queen bees and preserving them in food grade alcohol ie Everclear or vodka. The liquid preserves and suspends the queen pheromones (using fertilized queens is best) and you can use the resulting "Queen Juice" to bait hives.

Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

Originally Posted by Adam Foster Collins

I just wondered about keeping the smell of LGO in the traps. It seems to fade pretty fast.

Adam

I've had good success melting old brood comb at super low heat and
mixing in lemon grass oil when cooling and just getting real thick. I
paint it on the interior of older 5 frame Nuc boxes...... works well.

Re: How do you "bait" your swarm traps?

Originally Posted by WesternWilson

Someone asked about Queen Juice...an unsavoury but useful product produced by taking euthanized queen bees and preserving them in food grade alcohol ie Everclear or vodka. The liquid preserves and suspends the queen pheromones (using fertilized queens is best) and you can use the resulting "Queen Juice" to bait hives.

Shoot, so the queen I tossed into rubbing alcohol today will not make Queen Juice? Did I just waste the opportunity to recyle a queen?

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Prvb 16:24
March 2010; +/- 30 hives, TF